
English for Upper-Intermediate Learners (B2) – Step 1: Past Continuous in Action
Are you ready to describe past events in more detail and sound more fluent? In this B2-level lesson, you’ll master the Past Continuous tense — perfect for storytelling, talking about interruptions, and describing what was happening at a specific time in the past.
Whether you’re preparing for an exam, writing stories, or having deeper conversations, this lesson will boost your grammar, vocabulary, and confidence!
🌟 Why Choose Our Upper-Intermediate Grammar Lessons?
✅ Clear Explanations – Understand complex grammar in a simple way
✅ Real-Life Context – Learn through storytelling, conversations, and relatable examples
✅ Speaking Practice – Use the grammar in real conversations
✅ Listening & Reading – Improve comprehension with natural English
✅ Flexible & Self-Paced – Learn when and where it works for you
📘 What You’ll Learn:
🔹 How to form the Past Continuous (was/were + verb-ing)
🔹 When to use it: background actions, interruptions, and time references
🔹 The difference between Past Simple & Past Continuous
🔹 How to describe what was happening at a specific time
🔹 Tips for using the tense naturally in writing and speaking
👥 Who Is This Lesson For?
✔️ Upper-intermediate ESL learners (B2)
✔️ Students preparing for TOEFL, IELTS, or Cambridge exams
✔️ English users who want to improve storytelling and fluency
✔️ Anyone who wants to speak and write about the past more clearly
🚀 Start Now!
Learn how to describe past events in full color with the Past Continuous. This lesson will give you the tools to speak like a storyteller — and impress your teacher, boss, or friends! Join now and take your English to the next level.
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 7 Lessons
- 1 Quiz
- 1h 25m Duration
Past Continuous in Action
- Warm-Up Activity: What Were You Doing? (5 Minutes)
- Vocabulary List (5 Minutes)
- Grammar Explanation: Past Continuous (10 Minutes)
- The Mystery of the Floating Umbrella 🌂 | Past Continuous Grammar Lesson & Story
- Practice Task: Interrupted Stories (15 Minutes)
- Reading Comprehension: Strange Night (15 Minutes)
- Review & Reflection (10 Minutes)
- Past Continuous Grammar Quiz